Photinia

Photinia - A group of handsome shrubs, mostly evergreen, and too tender for our gardens, where even the hardiest kind, P. serrulata—known as the Chinese Hawthorn—is rarely seen except along the south coast, though quite hardy enough for sheltered places inland. This is one of the best of seaside shrubs, making dense masses 20 or more feet in height and width. The foliage is handsome, glossy like that of a Portugal Laurel, and of a fine red color in spring. These young leaves come so early as to risk injury from late frosts, and to escape this the plant is mostly grown against walls when away from the sea, and is very handsome in this way, bearing heads of small white flowers in May and June.

Another hardy kind from China and Japan is P. variabilis, which loses its leaves in winter, but retains its bright scarlet berries long, and the leaves themselves turn a fine crimson before falling when the plant is grown in an open and sunny place and in dry soil. To do well with us the Photinias should have a light, well-drained soil, shelter, and sunshine.

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